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Virgil Van Dijk, David De Gea,Wilfred Zaha, Alexis Sanchez,James Rodriguez,Yohan Cabaye Chelsea are confident of beating Manchester City to the £50m signing of 25-year-old Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk. (Daily Mirror) Atletico Madrid will challenge Chelsea for the signing of Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, 28, this summer. (AS) Real Madrid will have to pay £66m if they want to sign Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea this summer as the 26-year-old does not have a release clause in his contract. (Daily Mail) Tottenham are preparing to step up their bid to sign Crystal Palace winger Wilfred Zaha, 24, with Moussa Sissoko, 27, and Erik Lamela, 25, potentially making way. (Bleacher Report) Manchester City and Manchester United have both made approaches to sign Bayern Munich's 22-year-old midfielder Joshua Kimmich. (Kicker, via Metro) And United will offer Napoli forward Dries Mertens, 29, a deal that will double his wages. (La Repubblica, via Sun) Everton ar...

CHELSEA PLAN COSTA SWAP DEAL

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Chelsea are planning a swap deal that would see striker Diego Costa join Paris Saint-Germain this summer, according to TuttoMercatoWeb . The Blues are keen on bringing Javier Pastore to Stamford Bridge, and are hopeful the two players could be traded at the end of the season.

CHELSEA KEEN ON ALEXIS

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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has made Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez his top summer transfer target, according to The Guardian . The Italian is currently negotiating a new contract with the club and has discussed transfers with the club's hierarchy, leading him to suggest the signing of the Chile international, who looks set to leave the Emirates this summer. Alexis is frustrated with the Gunners' lack of progress, and is also wanted by PSG, Juventus and Inter Milan.

MAN UTD TARGET £40M DIER

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Manchester United are hopeful of kicking off their summer spending spree by signing Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier, according to The Sun. The England international is likely to cost around £40 million, but Jose Mourinho has the cash to spend as he also targets Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann.

MANCHESTER CLUBS IN FOR KIMMICH

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Manchester City and Manchester United have both made concrete enquiries about Bayern Munich wonderkid Joshua Kimmich, according to Kicker . The 22-year-old wants to play in midfield but could be used more frequently as a right-back in Germany once Philipp Lahm retires, and two unnamed Spanish clubs have also expressed an interest in him.

CHELSEA WANT £70M STRIKER

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Chelsea are willing to spend as much as £70 million on a striker this season, according to The Sun , but are yet to pick a main target between Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata. Antonio Conte's favourite is Morata, who has scored 13 goals in all competitions this season despite failing to nail down a regular starting spot at Real Madrid. Technical director, Michael Emenalo, on the other hand, sees Lukaku as the better option, having seen the Belgian score 22 goals in 30 games for Everton this term.

Liverpool Eye €92m Real Madrid Duo

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Liverpool are plotting summer moves for Real Madrid midfielders James Rodriguez and Marco Asensio, according to The Sun. The duo have fallen down the pecking order at Santiago Bernabeu, though they would likely cost a combined £92 million in the current market.

BELLERIN AGREES BARCA MOVE

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Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin has told Barcelona that is willing to move to Camp Nou this summer, according to SER Catalunya radio show La Graderia . Bellerin is said to have held a secret London meeting with Barca sporting director Robert Fernandez to make his former club aware of his impending availability.